[1] During the urban planning of Sapporo, it was originally designated as the main street but it eventually became a park.

After Shima's dismissal for misgovernment in Hokkaido, Iwamura Michitoshi supervised the urban planning of Sapporo.

He remodelled the original plan in 1871, and Kabō-sen (火防線) was constructed in the place where Odori Park is currently located.

The Kabō-sen was a firebreak consisting of 105 metres of largely vacant land, which often prevented the progress of fire during the Meiji period.

After the abolition of the Tondenhei, some of the athletic meetings of neighbourhood schools were held in the Odori, but gradually the street was abandoned and used as a garbage and snow dumping ground.

A popular complaint was that a large part of the Odori in the heart of the city has been abandoned, and there was pressure to develop the area for housing lots, but this did not happen.

After the War ended and supply of food improved, Odori once again became a garbage and snow dumping ground.

Sections below list landmarks, monuments, and features including buildings removed in the past.

The popular Autumn Fest takes place for about three weeks in September, and showcases food stalls by restaurants from around the city and beyond.